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Porvenir, Texas

Season 2019 Episode 1 | 55m 40s

Discover the true story behind the 1918 massacre of 15 Mexican men in this tiny border town. 100 years later, the film asks what led to the events of that fateful night and reveals the tensions that still remain along the border a century later.

Aired: 09/19/19 | Expires: 11/12/22
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